A hanger rod assembly for hanging clothes in a wardrobe. The hanger rod assembly includes a hanger rod frame having a first hanger rod, a second hanger rod and a third hanger rod. The first hanger rod, the second hanger rod and the third hanger rod are each parallel to one another. A plurality of stabilization rods is movably affixed to the first hanger rod. An elongation frame can be telescopically secured to the hanger rod frame, allowing the wardrobe hanger rod assembly to extend to fit wardrobes of diverse sizes. A plurality of hooks is affixed to the hanger rod frame and the elongation frame.
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1. A wardrobe hanger rod assembly, comprising:
a hanger rod frame having a first hanger rod, a second hanger rod, and a third hanger rod;
wherein the second hanger rod is disposed between the first hanger rod and the third hanger rod;
wherein the first hanger rod, the second hanger rod, and the third hanger rod are parallel when in a deployed position;
a plurality of hooks secured to the hanger rod frame, wherein the plurality of hooks is configured to secure the wardrobe hanger rod assembly to a crossbar;
a plurality of stabilization rods hingedly affixed to the first hanger rod of the hanger frame such that the plurality of stabilization rods are selectively movable between a deployed position and a folded position;
wherein the plurality of stabilization rods extend away from a horizontal plane of the hanger rod frame at a non-perpendicular angle when in the deployed position.
2. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
3. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
4. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
5. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
6. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
an elongation frame telescopically secured to the hanger rod frame having a first elongation rod, a second elongation rod and a third elongation rod, wherein the second elongation rod is disposed between the first elongation rod and the third elongation rod;
wherein the first elongation rod is telescopically mounted to the first hanger rod, the second elongation rod is telescopically mounted to the second hanger rod and the third elongation rod is telescopically mounted to the third hanger rod;
wherein a hook of the plurality of hooks is affixed to the elongation frame;
wherein a stabilization rod of the plurality of stabilization rods is affixed to the elongation frame.
7. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
8. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
9. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
10. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
11. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
12. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
13. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
14. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
15. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly of
each of the first elongation rod, the second elongation rod, and the third elongation rod are configured to selectively move between an extended position and a retracted position; and
wherein the first elongation rod, the second elongation rod, and the third elongation rod are slidably received within the first hanger rod, the second hanger rod, and the third hanger rod, respectively, such that the elongated cross-member rests against each of the first hanger rod, second hanger rod, and third hanger rod when in the retracted position.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/380,651 filed on Aug. 29, 2016. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.
The present invention relates to a hanger rod assembly. Specifically, the present invention provides a hanger rod assembly having a hanger rod frame with three hanger rods designed to increase the storage capacity of a wardrobe.
Many closets lack adequate storage space in which to hang clothing primarily due to only a single hanger rod system conventionally placed in closets or wardrobes. With the conventional single hanger rod system, storage space is limited to the length of a single hanger rod. A single hanger rod is easily overcrowded and weighed down by an abundance of clothing suspended therefrom, which in turn causes the rod to buckle or deform.
Several devices and strategies have been proposed to increase storage space in a closet. One device utilizes a series of hanging shelves that can be suspended from a hanger rod in a closet. A strategy used to increase storage space in a closet is to mount an additional hanger rod to the walls of a closet or wardrobe either below or above the existing hanger rod. These devices and strategies may increase the storage space of a wardrobe or closet, but do not utilize the space efficiently. Meaning, these solutions fail to recognize that by suspending additional hanger rods, e.g. with a frame having three or more hanger rods, from the existing hanger rod, a user can transform a single hanger rod into multiple hanger rods without the difficulty of mounting additional hanger rods into the walls of a closet or wardrobe.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wardrobe hanger rod assemblies now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a suspendable wardrobe hanger rod assembly wherein the same can be utilized for providing convenience for the user when increasing the storage capacity of a wardrobe or closet with an existing hanger rod mounted in a wardrobe or closet. The wardrobe hanger rod assembly comprises a hanger rod frame having a first hanger rod, a second hanger rod and a third hanger rod. The second hanger rod is positioned between the first hanger rod and the third hanger rod. A plurality of hooks is affixed to the hanger rod frame and configured to suspend the hanger rod frame from an existing hanger rod mounted in a wardrobe or closet. A plurality of stabilization rods is affixed to the hanger rod frame and configured to extend outward from the hanger rod frame toward a rear wall and a floor of a closet or wardrobe.
One object of the present invention is to provide a wardrobe hanger rod assembly that enables as user to increase the storage space in a wardrobe on a single hanger rod to three or more hanger rods.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of stabilization rods suspended form one of the hanger rods to stabilize the wardrobe hanger rod assembly when suspended from an existing rod in a closet.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of hooks pivotally secured to a hanger rod frame, wherein each hook is configured to pivot between an upright position and a compacted position.
A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe hanger rod assembly comprising an elongated frame telescopically connected to a hanger rod frame, allowing the length of the assembly to be adjusted.
Although the characteristic features of this invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims, the invention itself and manner in which it may be made and used may be better understood after a review of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like numeral annotations are provided throughout.
Reference is made herein to the attached drawings. Like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to depict like or similar elements of the wardrobe hanger rod assembly. The figures are intended for representative purposes only and should not be considered to be limiting in any respect. Unless specifically limited to a single unit, “a” is intended to be equivalent to “one or more” throughout the present disclosure.
Referring now to
A plurality of hooks 15 is affixed to the hanger rod frame 11. In the illustrated embodiments, the plurality of hooks 15 is affixed to the second hanger rod 13 or the cross member 17 of the hanger rod frame 11. The plurality of hooks 15 is configured to removably secure the hanger rod frame 11 to an existing hanger rod or crossbeam within a closet or wardrobe.
A plurality of stabilization rods 16 is affixed to the hanger rod frame 11. In the illustrated embodiment, the plurality of stabilization rods 16 is affixed to the first hanger rod 12 of the hanger rod frame 11. Each stabilization rod 16 of the plurality of stabilization rods 16 extends outward from the hanger rod frame. The stabilization rods 16 are adapted to contact a rear wall of a wardrobe or closet when the wardrobe hanger rod assembly is disposed within the closet or wardrobe, thereby preventing the wardrobe hanger rod assembly from swaying when suspended from the existing hanger rod. A nub 18 is disposed on the distal end of each stabilization rod 16. In one embodiment, the nub 18 is fastened to the stabilization rod by a threaded connection. With the nub 18 connected by a threaded connection, the length of each stabilization rod 16 can be adjusted slightly by rotating the nub 18, allowing the nub 18 to rest against a rear wall of the closet or wardrobe. The nub 18 is adapted to reduce force applied to the rear wall of a wardrobe of closet when the wardrobe hanger rod assembly is disposed within the closet or wardrobe. The nub 18 can be made of rubber or other force dampening material.
Referring now to
Additionally, in the embodiment illustrated in
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A fourth embodiment is shown in
In some embodiments, as illustrated in
A hook of the plurality of hooks 15 is affixed to the elongation frame 30. And, a stabilization rod of the plurality of stabilization rods 16 is affixed to the elongation frame 30. In embodiments where the plurality of hooks 15 and the plurality of stabilization rods 16 are pivotally affixed to the hanger rod frame 11, the hook of the plurality of hooks 15 and the stabilization rod of the plurality of stabilization rods 16 are also pivotally affixed to the elongation rod frame 30.
In certain embodiments having an elongation frame, as illustrated in
Referring now to
Certain extendable embodiments of the wardrobe hanger assembly having an elongation frame 11 are also foldable. In one of these embodiments, as shown in
In an eighth embodiment, as shown in
Now referring to
It is therefore submitted that the instant invention has been shown and described in various embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
Mustafa, Afzaal, Afzaal, Hamza
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